Summary
Ariel Vernaza is a Senior Software Engineer and R&D specialist with 11+ years building scalable full‑stack systems across Ruby on Rails, Python, TypeScript and C++, and a strong focus on applied AI and computer vision. He blends hands‑on engineering—shipping backend-heavy products, mobile apps, and marketplace platforms—with research experience teaching and mentoring in academic settings, enabling practical adoption of ML, embeddings, and intelligent automation. Notable achievements include drastically cutting routing latency at Transfix, architecting production AI pipelines and vector search at Aparavi, and implementing a C++ vision pipeline for 3D reconstruction on NVIDIA Jetson at Lazyracoon. Comfortable leading remote, cross‑functional teams, he connects technical strategy to business outcomes while continuing research in AI and robotics. Based in Madrid and born in Panama, he pairs a formal AI master's with game design and education credentials, reflecting a rare mix of systems, vision, and creative thinking.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Game Design, Master's degree, Game Design at ESADA - Escuela Superior de Arte y Diseño de Andalucía
Charles III University of Madrid (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Ingenieria, Computer Science, Ingenieria, Computer Science at Universidad de Panamá
Postgrado Docencia Superior, Educación, Postgrado Docencia Superior, Educación at Universidad Especializada de Las Américas
English, Spanish